Baby&#39;s diaper



Dec. 1, 1931. 5, ALSQP 1,833,960

BABY S DIAPER Filed May 1, 1930 INVENTOR v flezilza/liAlaa u PatentedD... 1, 1931 masnsonormvoumr.

mars mum Application fled Kay 1, mo. germ I0. 443,003.

My invention relates to babies garments and particularly to a holder orsupport for dia ers or pads.

ne objectof the invention is to provide 1 6' a holder which iswater-proof but which can be readily applied and securely held in place.

Another ject is to rovide a construction of this character w ich iscomfortable to wear. y I Another object -is to provide a construction ofthe character described which can be readily cleaned and which isadapted to be easily applied.

In its preferred form the holder comprises outer and inner la ers ofwater-proof silk or thin sheets of ru her. The inner sheet is rovidedwith a large opening and a pocket 1s formed between the layers toreceive the ordinary pad or diaper of absorbent cloth, paper or othermaterial. The holder is shaped and provided with elastic portions sothat when a plied to a baby it is snug around the legs an around thewaist without being uncomfortable or causing interference with thecirculation of the blood or pressure on the sensitive nerve centers.

Fig. 1 is an outside view of the holder spread out flat.

Fig. 2 is an inside View.

Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a garment with thevparts in theposition they would occupy when applied to a baby.

Fig. 4 is a detail view showing a modified form of connection.

The outer layer 7 is formed of a sheet of very thin rubber cloth orwater-proof silk or the like considerably larger than the inner la er 8which may be of similar material.

e inner la er isprovided with an openin 9 and t 0 two la ers arestitched or ot erwise secured toget er at 10 around the edges, leaving aspice between the layers to receive the absor nt pad 11. The upper andlower edges 12 and 13 are gathered in their central portion so as toprovide waist band portions which are considerably elastic, particularlyat the front and back of the ody. The corners are provided withfastening devices such as 14, 15, 16 and 17 which are adapted to besecured together in the position shown in Fi around the legs.

When the garment is a plied it will be seen that there is a very sustantial fullness in.

the rear and lower portion to accommodate the ad 11 and ermit freedom ofmovement of t e child wit out loosening the portions of the garmentwhich grip the legs and waist. Although the outer and inner layers mayboth be of the same material it should be under stood that a layer ofrubberized silk or the like might be used for the inner layer while alayer of rubber cloth is used for the outer layer or vice versa. I

3. The sides are also gathered at 18 an 19 to provide elasticity ,Theinner layer, however, should prefer- ,ably be smooth so as to provide amaximum degree of comfort to the child, whereas the outer layer is fulland more elastic to accommodate itself to holding the pad in position.The outer layer may be made of more fancy material to conform in coloror texture to the other garments of the child, if desired.

Loops or tabs such as 20 and 21 may be provided if desired for pinningor otherwise securing the garment to the childs waist or shirt and tabsuch as 22 may be provided if desired for supporting or holding up thestockings.

In the form shown in Fig. 4 one portion of the edge which constitutesthe leg opening may be provided with a hook 25 to engage in one o theopenings 26 in the outer portightly or more loosel around the leg oraction so that the garment can be secured more commodate itself to t egrowth of the child. I

In the form shown the garment may be more elastic in the center of thefront and back and in the center of leg 0 enings but it should beunderstood that all 0 eachof the edges may be elastic. When desired thefasteningstraps 14 may be elastic and-in that event the elasticity ofthe waist band portions 12 and 13 is not so important.

Withthis construction the pad is simply folded and inserted through theopening 9 in the inner layer into the space between the layers and it isunnecessary to fasten the pad to the holder or covering.

Constructions made as herein set forth may have some of the advantagesof my invention even though they are made of non water proof fabric forin such cases the inserted ad may have its own water proof outer eath(not shown).

I claim:

1. A bab diaper holder garment of the character escribed having four'edand comprlsmg outer and inner. layers 0 waterproof mate-rial secured tother along their, edges and having a ocket etween them, the inner layerbeinglsu stantially flat and hav-' ing an opening t erein for theinsertion of a pad, the outer layer being athered along .two oppositeedges to provi e elastic waist band portions and fastening devices atthe opposite edges of said portions for detachably connecting thecorners at one edge to the corners at the opposite edge to form anelastic waist band. I

' 2.'Adia erholder comprising an elonparts, a substantially flat innerlayer or elas-' tic material having four sides and havin a centralopening forv the insertion of a at absorbent pad the opening being ofsufiicient size to expose the major portion of the flat pad, and anouter member of resilient waterproof material having its peripherysecured to the inner layer on a line remote from the ed es of theopening and being provided with su stantial fullness in the center inline .with

the o ening in the'inne-r layer to form a shal- 1 low ut extensivepocket for receiving and holding the edges of the flat pad and fasteningdevices at the four corners whereby two edges of the holder constitutean elastic waist band and the two other edges constitute elas- 'ly flatdiaper tic'le gri ping portions.

a ys diaper holder arment comprising a quadrilateral holder avingwater-' proof inner and outer layers secured together along their foured the inner layer having a central opening or the insertion of a pad,and'the outer layer being gathered alon its edges and fulle in thecenter, all the e ges being elastic, and means for detachably securingthe corners on the respective sides together to form an elastic waistband and elastic le bands.

-5. childs arment comprising a normalof waterproof fabric securedtogether a on their peripheries, one layer being plain an older formedof two la ers K iIeaapeo substantially flat, and havin an o ening in thecenter for the insertion o a pa and the fulled opposite the openotherlayer beingl ing, sai holder avin two opposite elastic edges .providedwith astening devices and adapted to form an elastic waist band, andintervenin elastic portions adapted to form elastic le ands. 1

6. A c ilds garment comprising a diaper holderfoi'med of two layers ofwaterproof elastic fabric secured together along thelr peripheries,

the outer layer being plain and an stantially flat and havin an openingfor the insertion of a pad, an the outer layer being fulled opposite theopening, said holder having two opposite edges provided with fastenindevices and adapted to form an elastic wa st band, and interveninportions adapted to form elastic le ban s, the leg bands havingindividual a justing devices.

7. A bab diaper holder comprising a substantially flht inner layer ofelastic material having four sides and provided with a central openingfor the insertion and removal of a fiat absorbent pad, the opening beingof suificient size to expose the major portion of the flat absorbentpad, and an outer layer of resilient water-proof material having itsperipheral edges secured to the inner layer,,the area of the outer layerbeing materially greater than the opening so as to provide a substantialfullness in the center in line with the opening in the inner layer andto thereby form a substantially flat and shallow butextensive ocket forreceivin the flat pad, said pocket eing larger than the center openingand being overlapped by the margin of the inner layer surrounding theopening so that the fiat absorbent pad is removably held within thepocket by the overlapping marginal edges of the inner layer, andfastening devices at'the four corners whereby two edges of the holderconstitute an elastic waist band and the other two edges constituteelastic leg gripping portions.

BERTHA S. ALSOP,

